UNCLOS

Following the submarine cable cuts in the Baltic Sea, the Australian Federal Police was urged to commence an investigation at the behest of Subco, a private submarine cable operator, concerning the damage to two submarine cables. On the second August weekend, technicians detected faults on two submarine cables in an offshore area located in Australia’s EEZ.

The first contentious proceedings ever brought before the Seabed Disputes Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (the Chamber) concern far more than a procedural dispute between two contractors and the International Seabed Authority (the Authority). They represent the first judicial examination of the legal limits of the Authority’s discretion when exercising the supervisory…

Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish Autonomous Cities located on the northern coast of Africa and bordering Morocco. They occupy a singular position within the European legal order. They simultaneously constitute the external borders of Spain, the European Union, and the Schengen Area, making them the only land frontiers between Europe and Africa. For decades, these borders have been…

The last fortnight has seen commentators focus primarily on conflict, climate, and immigration. A mini-symposium has ranged over a number of legal questions raised by a potential Russia-Ukraine peace treaty: from  VCLT rules on treaty validity and security guarantees, to free economic zones and the question of the reconstruction of Ukraine through seized assets of the Russian Central…